Previously state director for
Obama's Nevada caucus campaign. Campaign manager for Jill Derby's
2006 race against Dean Heller (R) in Nevada's 2nd CD. Earlier in
the 2006 cycle, Cohen served as director of operations on Deval Patrick's
gubernatorial campaign in Massachusetts. In the 2004 cycle, he worked
in New Hampshire and Tennessee on General Wes Clark's presidential campaign,
and later on Tom Daschle's senatorial race in South Dakota. Cohen
is a former educator, having taught at the high school and college levels.
He is also an entrepreneur, having founded two companies and a non-profit
organization – the Brown University Entrepreneurship Program – where he
still serves as an ex-officio board member.